Indonesia’s Raging Wildfires Renew Scrutiny Over Land Clearing

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Tens of thousands of Indonesians have been sickened by toxic air resulting from slash-and-burn farming practices

ByAs Indonesia battles the worst wildfires since 2015, tens of thousands of people in its provinces have been sickened by toxic air. Flaming forests and the public-health emergency have renewed attention on a persistent problem with a global reach: slash-and-burn farming.

Each summer brings noxious clouds of smoke to Sumatra and Indonesian Borneo as fields are set ablaze to make way for the new planting season. Some years, like this one, high winds nudge the flames beyond the boundaries of the plantations, through parts of adjoining...

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